Limassol was built between two ancient Greek cities in the 10th century, taking its name from one of the cities, Neapolis. It came under English rule in the late 12th century when King Richard the Lionheart took control of Limassol after deposing its Byzantine ruler. The city grew and developed culturally under British Governor Colonel Warren in the 19th century through initiatives like road construction, tree planting, and establishing the first post office and printing press. Today, the fully equipped Linopetra Lyceum school located in Limassol engages in various extracurricular activities, including participating in national and international competitions, producing documentaries, and hosting exchange programs with other schools in Europe.

1. I Love Europe
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2. How Limassol came to be
• Limassol was built between two ancient
Greek cities, Amathus and Kourion. And most
of its history can be found in a kilometre
radius from it’s beautiful medieval castle.
• It got its name, Limassol(Lemesos), in the
10th Century as it was known as Neapolis
before that.

3. The Limassol castle
• Limassol’s castle was the home of Richard the
Lionheart, king of England, and his wife
Berengaria.
• Limassol was taken over by England after Richard
chased and arrested Isaac Komnenos, which
refused to grant his, then, fiancée and sister fresh
water and refused to contribute to his crusade.
Thus ending Limassol's Byzantine rule.

4. Limassol’s cultural development
• Limassol became a proper city, thanks to its first British
Governor Colonel Warren. Who loved the city and showed
it from the very first days of his rule, by:
– Cleaning and fixing the roads
– Planting trees
– Constructing docks
• He founded the first post office and installed the first
printing press, his actions sparked a cultural lifestyle that
can still be seen in the streets of Limassol.

5. Our School
• Hidden away behind one of the busiest streets of the city you can
find our School, Linopetra Lyceum. The school was founded in 2001
and currently houses 35 classes over 3 grades as well as over 100
teachers.
• The school is fully equipped as it has 21 general classrooms, 19
special classrooms and laboratories and one support room, a
library, a screening room, 2 basketball courts, 2 volleyball courts
and one football court, administration offices and ancillary areas. Its
most priced possession is the multi-use hall which is the only one of
its kind and is being used by many schools in the district as well as
many school championships.

6. School Activities
• Th school was always very active when it comes to extracurricular
activities. In the last 3 years alone, it has participated in a national
contests held by UNESCO where students created a documentary
about the carnival.
• Students have also been participating in the nationals sessions of
EYP Cyprus and have been selected for international sessions.
• Last year our school took part in a program called “School
ambassadors of the European Parliament” in which we came first
out of 20 schools nationally.
• Finally, this year it has planned mobility programs, e-twinning,
Erasmus, will participate in two Euroscola sessions and will create 2
documentaries about different aspects of the history of Cyprus

8. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ATTENTION